Pack-saddle



T. A. KELLY, Pack Saddle.

No.. 232,729. Patented Sept. 28,1880..

NITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

THOMAS A. KELLY, OF WOODS BLUFF, ALABAMA.

PACK-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,729, dated September 28, 1880.

Application filed February 27, 1880. I

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS A. KELLY, of VVoods Bluff, in the county of Clarke and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pack-Saddles; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, which Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a packsaddle embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the gures.

My invention has relation to pack-saddles for mules and horses; and it consists in the improvement hereinafter described7 and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, A is the rigid main part or body of the saddle, which is approximately of the part, as shown at a a, for the purpose of giving said ears B Bl the proper strength and rigidity to support the saddle with its cargo. Through these ears a, B a B areinscrted rods C O, one on each side of the saddle, upon which the holsters D D are pivoted by eyestraps or keepers d d, Which admit of the bolsters adjusting themselves to the conformation of the animals back. These bolsters D D project a little at each end of the saddle, so as to form a rm bearing for this and prevent its corners from chang the animal.

The arch or saddle A, as Well as the holsters D D, may, if desired, be lined with leather, rubber cloth, or similar material, and the bolsters should be padded to prevent Charing.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The described pack-saddle for animals, composed ofthe arch A, having end flan ges, B b B b, extended downward to form the ears B a B a., parallel bolster rods C C, inserted through said ears, and pivoted bolsters D D, constructed and combined substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS A. KELLY.

Witnesses H. S. SANDERS, C. ANDEEsoN. 

